Guraleus ornatus

Guraleus ornatus
Original image of a shell of Guraleus ornatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Mangeliidae
Genus:Guraleus
Species: G. ornatus
Binomial name
Guraleus ornatus
(G. B. Sowerby III, 1896)
Synonyms[1]

Mangilia alucinans var. ornata G. B. Sowerby III, 1896 (basionym)

Guraleus ornatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 8.5 mm, its diameter 3 mm.

Originally described by Sowerby III as a variety of Mangilia alucinans (synonym of Guraleus alucinans), but with a longer spire and with red spots on the ribs. .[2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and can be found off South Australia.

References

  1. 1 2 Marshall, B. (2015). Guraleus ornatus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1896). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435271 on 2017-09-18
  2. ↑ Sowerby, G.B., III. (1896) List of the Pleurotomidae of South Australia, with descriptions of some new species. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 2, 24–32, pl. 3 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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